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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8236572, member: 128351&quot;]The 1st coin is a Nabataean unit of Aretas IV and Shuqilat. Aretas IV reigned from 9 BC to 40 AD. His 1st wife was queen Huldu, who probably died so A4 married queen Shuqilat. </p><p>Obverse : joint busts of Aretas IV (long hair, laureate) and Shuqilat right.</p><p>Reverse : HRTT / ShQY / LT (from r. to l.) in three lines between two crossed cornucopias. Means : &quot;<i>Harithath (and) Shuqilat</i>&quot;. Too bad I&#039;ve no Nabataean font in my system.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one in a Nabataean unit of Rabbel II, the last Nabataean king, with queen Gamilat. The rev. legend is RB&#039;L / GMLT (&quot;<i>Rabb&#039;al (and) Gamilat</i>&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Nabataean script remained in use in North Arabia during the whole Roman period, and evolved to become the Arabic Hijazi script, the Arabic writing that exists today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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